Teams participate in the American Trotting Championship held in Long Island, New York. People gather in a large number to watch the championship. The race in progress. People cheer and applaud. The Silver Song team wins the championship.
United States Air Force Colonel Joseph Kittinger makes the longest jump during Project Excelsior in New Mexico. Colonel Kittinger puts on a suit for the jump and enters a balloon gondola. Men help him. The balloon rises from New Mexico. An automatic camera in the gondola records the whole event. The colonel jumps out of the gondola and descends towards the land. People watch the colonel descending. He is helped out of the suit as he lands.
People participate in aqua sports in New York. People gather at a beach. Two men perform water skiing. Women watch them and wave towards them.
United States boxers Max Baer and his brother, Buddy Baer, in New York in 1935. The boxers are in training for their next boxing bouts. People gather to meet them. Boxer Buddy Baer practicing in the boxing ring and uses a punching bag as he prepares for his fight with Jack Doyle. From a 1960 newsreel recounting events from 25 years before.
British racing car motorist Sir Malcolm Campbell sets a speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, United States in 1935. Close up view of Malcolm Campbell as he smiles and then puts on his racing goggles over his eyes. He drives his vehicle 'Bluebird' over the Utah desert. People gather to watch the performance of the famous car racer. Views of melted tire on his car from an unsuccessful first attempt. Close up views of Sir Malcolm Campbell after setting his record speed of over 300 miles per hour. From a 1960 newsreel describing the event 25 years prior.
Opening of the Grand Coulee dam in Washington, United States. Grand Coulee Dam across the Columbia river. People gather to watch the opening of the dam.
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